(No Ratings Yet)Post-practice: Tuesday (closed scrimmage) (BearTalk)
Posted August 19, 2008 at 10:09 pmIt’s amazing how much information you get when you actually have to depend on other people to give it to you.
Tuesday’s second and final scrimmage of training camp was closed to the media. Reporters were let into the stadium just as practice was winding down. I got inside just in time to see David Seawright [...]
(1 votes, average: 4 out of 5)Post-practice: Thursday (scrimmage) (BearTalk)
Posted August 14, 2008 at 11:01 pmCal held its first scrimmage of the fall tonight, and there weren’t any major developments. But here are some highlights:
–Kevin Riley slightly outplayed Nate Longshore at quarterback, and has been coming on lately. The past 4 or 5 days, Riley seems to be improving his accuracy, cutting down on mistakes and playing with more confidence. [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Time flies (BearTalk)
Posted August 13, 2008 at 2:51 pmBelieve it or not, we’re halfway through training camp. Here’s what has stood out during the first 10 days:
–Nothing has been decided at quarterback, although Nate Longshore probably has a slight edge at this moment. Longshore has completed more passes and made fewer mistakes during 11-on-11 drills so far. That being said, Kevin Riley is [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Post-practice: Tuesday (BearTalk)
Posted August 12, 2008 at 9:59 pmAn out-of-town writer stopped by practice today and wanted to know about — surprise — the quarterbacks. Coach Jeff Tedford didn’t break much news, but he did seem to imply that he wouldn’t wait until the first week of the season to name a quarterback if one of them earned it.
“It would be nice if [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Post-practice: Friday (BearTalk)
Posted August 8, 2008 at 10:53 pmThe biggest news from Friday’s practice, the first of training camp in full pads, is that running back Jahvid Best emerged from it unscathed. Best took his first real hits since suffering his hip injury in November and popped back up each time with no apparent complications. He said he felt fine afterwards.
“It felt good [...]
(No Ratings Yet)2008 Cal Football Preview - The Defense (Blue and Gold Sports)
Posted August 7, 2008 at 3:33 pmTHE SYSTEM -Bob Gregory’s defenses play a style that in many ways mirrors the offensive system Jeff Tedford has in place. As on offense, it starts with the running game. Gregory wants to take away the opponent’s ability to run the ball and to do so is …
Tags: Anthony Felder, Bernard Hicks, brett johnson, Charles Amadi, Chris Conte, Derrick Hill, Eddie Young, football, Jeff Tedford, Kendrick Payne, Marcus Ezeff, Mychal Kendricks (No Ratings Yet)Wednesday afternoon (BearTalk)
Posted August 6, 2008 at 1:43 pmIn today’s paper, we looked at Cal’s biggest uncertainty — the wide receivers. I truly believe this is the biggest question surrounding the team. Yes, we don’t know who the starting quarterback is, but at least we’ve seen both guys on the field. The wide receivers don’t have any experience, and quite frankly, aside from [...]
Tags: Derrick Hill, Devin Bishop, Eddie Young, ESPN, football, Jeff Tedford, Kendrick Payne, Marvin Jones, Michael Calvin, pac-10, spring practice, Zack Follett (No Ratings Yet)Spring practice opens (The Cal Football Fan)
Posted April 1, 2008 at 12:52 amToday, Cal’s spring practice began with a few news items of note.
#1: RB Jahvid Best is already well enough to be out doing individual drills in a red noncontact jersey.
Best, who suffered a major hip injury last season, is not expected to participate in the team drills this spring. After practice, Best said:
“I was just [...]